Some comic books
A Miss July
A matchbook from "The Flame"
Some chewing gum
A mismatched pair of shoes
A letter home but what's mailed
A check without a name
Yeah they'll be my guide
To the man inside the clues
A bobby pin
Two baseball cards
Some day-old Chinese food
Two ticket stubs
The Red Sox always lose
A Valentine but never sent
A scent to sett the mood
When I take a ride
With the man inside the clues
Do Not Disturb is on the door
The maid she never comes
He locked the door
But I don't need a key
There's only garbage on the floor
To others they're just crumbs
Those crumbs look like
A five-course meal to me
I used my head to get in his
So I can think like him
I see he flies and also cries the blues
But if I look at my own life
I'm out here on a limb
Yeah it's best to hide
Stay the man inside the clues
I've looked into so many lives
But never at my own
The trail I left is such a damn clich é
The lonely wife
The house for sale
A million nights alone
To wish you had the things you threw away
Like a front door key
A home cooked meal
The happy bride and groom
Then life kicks in
And makes you pay your dues
And then you find
You're by yourself
In a single motel room
That's been occupied
By the man inside
The clues
The clue
